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Heiman Named Voice of Binghamton Mets

September 30, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
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BINGHAMTON, NY - The Binghamton Mets are proud to announce the hiring of Tim Heiman to serve as the team's Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the upcoming 2012 season. Heiman becomes the ninth lead broadcaster in the 20-year history of the club. He replaces Matt McCabe who served as the team's voice for three years.

"Fans enjoyed listening to Tim as he filled in for Matt throughout the season and they really enjoyed his broadcast style," B-Mets General Manager Jim Weed said. "Although he has big shoes to fill, we are confident he will do a great job and we are excited to have him take over."

Heiman served as the B-Mets No. 2 broadcaster and media relations throughout the 2011 season. It marked his second year in affiliated minor league baseball. He was the broadcast voice of the Auburn Doubledays of the New York Penn League in the summer of 2010. The 23-year-old is a 2010 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. While attending RPI, he served as a student broadcaster for WRPI and was the station's sports director from October 2009 until his graduation.

"Tim is equipped to be a top-notch broadcaster in the Eastern League and beyond," McCabe said. "His work ethic and desire to succeed will drive him to bring his best to the fans of Binghamton night in and night out. I enjoyed working with him immensely and believe that he will bring the B-Mets organization notoriety for his skill set and professionalism."

McCabe served as the voice of the B-Mets from 2009-11 after interning with the team in 2007. He is leaving the team to pursue career interests outside of sports.

"Matt has done an excellent job for us in broadcasting B-Mets games and in taking care of all of our media relations," Weed said. "He will truly be missed and we wish him great success in his future endeavors."

Binghamton has a history of producing successful broadcasters dating back to the days of the Binghamton Triplets. Retired Atlanta Braves broadcaster Pete van Wieren served as the Triplets broadcaster from 1967-73. More recently, the B-Mets have had a run of successful voices. Don Orsillo, who served as the team's broadcaster from 1993-95, is currently the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN. Josh Whetzel, who broadcasted B-Mets baseball from 2000-02, is the voice of the Rochester Red Wings and recently broadcasted a Minnesota Twins regular-season game. McCabe's predecessor, Robert Ford, is a broadcaster on the Kansas City Royals pre- and post-game shows.

Binghamton Mets Radio Broadcasters

Rob Evans 1992

Don Orsillo 1993-95

Dave Schultz 1996-99

Josh Whetzel 2000-02

Joe Hecht 2003

Matt Park 2004

Robert Ford 2005-08

Matt McCabe 2009-11

Tim Heiman 2012- The B-Mets open the 2012 season April 5 at 6:35 PM against the Akron Aeros at NYSEG Stadium. Season tickets for the team's 21st season are currently on sale. For information, call the team at (607) 723-METS (6387).

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